Show off them splices

[Friedrich]

I bent an x rigging ring into an oval once. I was working for a man who wanted to test the limits of the ring. He instructed me to take a very large oak lead. Although it didn't break, I didn't feel comfortable using it after it bent. I wouldn't use a rigging ring for anything more that medium weights.

wow, what size sling did you use? i‘ve snapped 3/4 tenex twice with a xl ring, no sign of deformation on the ring…

 

[Shadowscape]

As almost all of the force on a ring is compression on one side, I don't understand how a ring deforms into an oval, unless it was rigged wrong. The rope going through the ring is applying force down onto the ring, and the sling is applying force up on the same portion of the ring on the opposite side. It is squeezing a portion of the ring edge against itself. There is some force squeezing the sides inward from the sling, but that can't be enough to deform it no matter how big a piece of wood is dropped on it. There really are no significant forces acting on a ring that is rigged properly to deform it.
I have seen 3/4 Tenex Tec snap with no damage to the ring. Yeah, it was me.

 

[Treezybreez]

wow, what size sling did you use? i‘ve snapped 3/4 tenex twice with a xl ring, no sign of deformation on the ring…

It was not Tenex, I spliced up a 3/4" sling from either Double Easterlon or Stable Braid. I can't remember which.

 

[Brocky]

Yea, Driver billed it as necessary from the start, based of of his extreme testing that I can't seem to find the video of anymore. The myth has been dispelled at this point, as nobody it trying to block down 10k# logs on a single ring, or whatever he was using to determine his numbers.

I think the doubles look cool though, so I don't fault folks for using them. Impresses the customers.

How so? The rope as the exact same contact with the aluminum ring, be it one or two. With two it is only in contact with 1/2 of the ring on each, which equals the same had it been one ring.
The rope fibers are not short. They run the full length of the rope. They are not like the old ropes where a bunch of short fibers are wound together to make a long rope.
Sorry, but that theory doesn't hold water.
In fact, with two rings you are asking the rope to flex more than with one ring. Make the bend radius, straighten out, then make the bend radius again, then straighten out. With one ring you are just asking it to make the bend radius once and then straighten out. With two you are just flexing the rope twice as much.
Even if what you say was true, will you notice the rope lasting any longer? And if you did, would that tad bit of extra life be worth the 30-60 dollars extra you spent on that second ring?
But they look cool. I actually have one myself. Someday I will take it apart and make two useful singles out of it.

You are combining the two 90 degree bends, probably because they are so close, when it should be one on one. Think smaller by imagining how the fibers themselves react to the two bends.

 

[Quintanana]

Multi tool I’ve been dreaming of for bit just haven’t gotten around to it. Ideally I wanted to use beeline blue but I had hrc. Also, I want to add shrink wrap on the splices for a lil extra flip (f/s retrieval) and protection of the core. Like a Multisling but with the “large” 6mm thimble (not sold, need to dissect a fimblclimb). The fimbl side is a locking brummels with 3 fid length bury for some stiffness and use in single leg config (I like a split tail for ghosting through redirects). Naked eye is spliced like a hitchcord for basket config. Add a ocean vectran prussic for a slim adjustable f/s or redirect sling.

 

[Jehinten]

Mostly done as a proof of concept, don't believe I've seen anyone else make a 3 strand pocket sling. This was some old/dirty Samson 1/2" promaster. If I like the sling I will get some new larger diameter rope and re-splice it.

 

[ARLO]

Mostly done as a proof of concept, don't believe I've seen anyone else make a 3 strand pocket sling. This was some old/dirty Samson 1/2" promaster. If I like the sling I will get some new larger diameter rope and re-splice it.

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This one reminds me of the old Robin Williams monolog on how the Scots invented golf. Check it out.

 

[Matias]

Mostly done as a proof of concept, don't believe I've seen anyone else make a 3 strand pocket sling. This was some old/dirty Samson 1/2" promaster. If I like the sling I will get some new larger diameter rope and re-splice it.

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@Muggs definitely posted one about a year ago. Its beautiful though, and I wanna make one just for the aesthetic.

 

[oceans]

Mostly done as a proof of concept, don't believe I've seen anyone else make a 3 strand pocket sling. This was some old/dirty Samson 1/2" promaster. If I like the sling I will get some new larger diameter rope and re-splice it.

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Dang, those tucks must have been tough towards the end with the lay getting tighter and tighter, but it also looks like you had to unwind the rope to accomplish that build. Is the juice worth the squeeze? Hollow braid is pretty darn easy by comparison…

 

[Jehinten]

Dang, those tucks must have been tough towards the end with the lay getting tighter and tighter, but it also looks like you had to unwind the rope to accomplish that build. Is the juice worth the squeeze? Hollow braid is pretty darn easy by comparison…

The final tucks actually weren't any more difficult. The hardest tuck might have been the earlier ones, as with that length the strands were hockling. Not super laborious to clear the hockles, just an extra step.

Yes, I did have to unwind the rope, then rewind it for each pocket. I wasn't able to get it would quite as tight as factory, but I think it'll work just fine.

 

[Mcsmith]

The final tucks actually weren't any more difficult. The hardest tuck might have been the earlier ones, as with that length the strands were hockling. Not super laborious to clear the hockles, just an extra step.

Yes, I did have to unwind the rope, then rewind it for each pocket. I wasn't able to get it would quite as tight as factory, but I think it'll work just fine.


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What is the overall length? I want to give it a shot.


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[Muggs]

I used this one all last year, then I cannibalized it recently to get the ring back

 

[Jehinten]

What is the overall length? I want to give it a shot.


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I'll measure it, but I'd say roughly 4.5' long.

 

[Mcsmith]

I'll measure it, but I'd say roughly 4.5' long.

Awesome thank you


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[Mcsmith]

I used this one all last year, then I cannibalized it recently to get the ring back
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The one you made is the original I remember seeing but now I’m to a point I feel I could confidently make one. Really want to give it a try.


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[Jehinten]

I'll measure it, but I'd say roughly 4.5' long.

Just over 4'6"

 

[Mcsmith]

I know that the splices aren’t the best and I need to work on my wrap to return the rope the true twist. This is what I could attempt to make with material I have laying around for a practice run before I buy better rated material. This is cheap anchor line that doesn’t hold its shape well like true 3 strand and a cheap hardware store thimble. I don’t plan to rig on this but wanted to see what I could do on my first try

With this already being made, is there any application I could use this for? The rope is a 700lb safe working load so I don’t want to overload it but feel it could come in handy for something. Smaller span rigging?

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[Matias]

I just never felt right about the way the ring sat in the eyes with the straight bury, so I never actually used it. I finally learned how to do a proper brummel onto a ring without access to both tails, and so I present my Bend Right pocket sling in it's final form. I will put it to use this week just for the sake of it.

 

[Muggs]

That's so interesting. Couple days ago I dissected my Bend Right ultra sling and made this. I hang a block off the eye, tied with a cow hitch, for canopy work. Then for negative rigging down the spar I take the block off and use the ring end. 12ft long.